03.16-03.23.11
Incomparable
Let me count the ways… From our renowned cuisine- see our review of Anatolia Cafe; to our well-documented philanthropy- see how this community pushed United Way over their audacious goal; to our cool-as-can-be response to protests at Beck Center; to a roundup of cool music happenings this Spring… this region is, well, simply incomparable. –Thomas Mulready
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There are so many great shows scheduled for this spring at area venues, a music lover could find something to do almost any night of the week.
We’ve picked the best concerts to have on your radar, whether you dig jazz, country or indie; whether you’re a devotee of Nighttown, the Winchester or the Beachland… Read Greg Cielec’s concert picks here
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SPONSORED: A Summer in the Arts for Kids ArtsPrep at Tri-C has some fabulous summer offerings! Starting with our brand new Summer Dance Camps (ages 4-12) on June 13-18, followed by the renowned Summer with Jazz Masters (ages 12-18) June 27-July 22, and the highly successful Strings Attached (ages 9-16) July 25-August 5. To view all of the summer offerings, visit ArtsPrep at TriCpresents.com.
Lionel Batty, Vice President of Corporate Research and Development for GrafTech International, helps put this Cleveland-based company’s graphite products into a wide array of industrial and consumer products: everything from steel mill electrodes to laptop computers and iPhones.
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SPONSORED: Win a trip on Frontier Airlines! Hey Cleveland! We need you more than ever. Help Akron-Canton Airport reach 25,000 fans on Facebook, and you could be the lucky winner of a $500 gift card on Frontier Airlines good for future travel. Become a fan and enter to win now: Facebook.com/akroncantonairport.
TEDxCLE 2011 The “ultimate brain spa” is back w/ a new lineup of inspiring talks on Fri 4/15. Wanna go? Tickets go on sale this Fri 3/18. Speakers include Ari Maron, Johnathon Sawyer, Valerie Mayen, David Franklin, Paul Hill, Jr., & others. Join a forum of positive ideas for the world from Cleveland.
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SPONSORED: Have You Picked? March Book Madness at CPL.org continues with First Round voting. Competition heats up to pick the Champion Novel from 4 “conferences:” Classics, Favorites & Prize Winners, African American, and Young Adult. Have you picked? You could win a Nook. CPL.org
Once in a rare moon, you find yourself in a place and time where you have no concept of year or geography… where everything blurs into some sort of creative vacuum, one most often found while watching an engaging movie.
Except, in these surreal moments, you begin to realize the you are the character on screen and that, perhaps, somewhere behind the walls or through the ceiling, a series of hidden cameras captures everything. And during those temporary escapisms, you just surrender to the atmosphere and enjoy the ride. Tue 3/8 was one of those nights… Read more from Alex Sukhoy here
SPONSORED: Get Ready For Spring! Holden Arboretum is launching its first Spring Hiking Challenge. Hikers are encouraged to explore Holden’s 20-plus miles of trails and garden paths. Any hiker completing six of these trails will receive a commemorative pin. The challenge kicks off on March 18 and ends on June 26. Visit HoldenArb.org for more information.
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SPONSORED: Are You a YP? Then you’ll love our Young Professional Happy Hour, co-hosted by Cleveland Play House and MOCA. Join us on Wed 3/23 from 5-7PM for a happy hour & tour of the MOCA galleries, at no charge. Get a ticket to the 7:30PM performance of My Name is Asher Lev for only $20 in advance when you use code YP20, $30 at the door. 8501 Carnegie Ave. Call (216) 795-7000.
Video: Rebounding with The Reentry Reconnection
First Graduating Class of Entrepreneurs
The Reentry Reconnection Coalition provides men with felony histories of Cuyahoga County a chance to rebuild their lives and enter the world of entrepreneurship by giving them basic elements needed to develop a start-up business plan.
Standard job readiness programs provide adequate training for these would-be employees, but they quickly discover the bias against hiring men with felony histories. The Reentry Reconnection can mitigate the problem, helping these men who are having difficulty finding employment by instilling in them basic entrepreneurial skills… Watch the video and read more from Carol Drummond here.
SPONSORED: Aficionados: Don’t Miss This Event! Catch up with Robert Olmstead, author of the award-winning novel Coal Black Horse, on Sun 3/20 at 2PM at Cleveland Public Library’s Writers & Readers Series. Literary aficionados will not want to miss out. This event is offered at NO CHARGE, so make sure to arrive early to grab your seat. Louis Stokes Wing Auditorium, East 6th and Superior Avenue. CPL.org
You can see it in their faces. Zev Weiss, CEO of American Greetings, and Jery Kelsheimer, President of Fifth Third Bank Northeast Ohio, the new co-chairs of the 2011/12 United Way campaign, are both relieved that United Way met their fundraising goal of $40,116,245, and ready to get started on next year’s campaign. Watch the exclusive Cool Cleveland video interview and learn how you can help here.
SPONSORED: The Business of Design Join Virginia Marti College of Art and Design on Sat 3/19 from 4-6PM for their Interactive Open House. Participate in fashion design, digital film production, and illustration demonstrations. Interested in transferring to VMCAD? Bring your transcripts & consult with our registrar. Speak with financial aid advisers to learn about scholarships and funding options. VMCAD.edu.
BIG/little: Muckity Mud It’s getting muddy out! Spring is near! Explore wondrous mud and learn what makes soil so cool on Mon 3/21 @ Nature Ctr at Shaker Lakes. For kids ages 2.5 – 3.5 w/ adult.
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SPONSORED: Rare and Unreleased! Tri-C and the Cleveland Institute of Music present pianist Leslie Howard, conductor Carl Topilow and the CIM Orchestra as they perform World Premieres of newly discovered Franz Liszt manuscripts on Wed 3/23 at 8PM, with a pre-concert talk at 7PM at Cleveland Institute of Music, 11021 East Boulevard. Visit TriCpresents.com for tickets.
Beck Center Under Attack Again
Lakewood’s Beck Center is under attack once more from religious fundamentalists organized by the group America Needs Fatima, a family-run operation based in Kansas and Pennsylvania. Protests during the opening weekend of the production of the award-winning farce Jerry Springer: The Opera, resulted in sold-out performances, and The Beck Center deciding to extend the run of the show through Sun 4/17, much to the delight of area fans and supporters, like the lucky couple pictured here. Remaining tickets are going fast. Watch video of the protests and read more here.
WED 3/16
A Closed Mouth Don’t Get Fed Hear amazing stories & poetry from the ladies in Cleveland Public Theater Women’s Voices Project, a program for homeless women recovering from domestic violence, addictions & other adversities. Let them inspire you w/ a series of performances starting on Wed 3/16 @ Elyria YWCA.
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THU 3/17
Found Footage Festival Hosts Nick Prueher & Joe Pickett scoured thrift stores & garage sales to bring you the best, most odd, unintentionally hilarious VHS tapes few ppl have ever seen. They’ll present a self-hypnosis video about being a better lover, ventriloquism how-to videos & much more on Thu 3/17 @ the Beachland.
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FRI 3/18
Ken Nevadomi: All Over the Place @ Bonfoey Gallery. This CSU professor’s paintings sing w/ impasto, gesture & narrative. Opening reception on Fri 3/18. Paintings w/ passion that don’t take themselves too seriously.
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SAT 3/19
Pere Ubu @ Beachland Pere Ubu is a slice of Cle music history. This band inspired pretty much everybody: Joy Division, Pixies, Husker Du, Henry Rollins, REM, Bauhaus, etc. See the legends perform on Sat 3/19 with fellow Clevelanders Scarcity of Tanks.
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SPONSORED: Springtime! WCLV 104.9 celebrates the arrival of Spring on Sat 3/19, at 10PM as Weekend Radio looks at what a young man’s fancy turns to… with Spermatozoa plus the Roe make the Little Fishes Grow, with Shelly Berman and friends. Then the station holds The Rites of Spring on Mon 3/21 and Tue 3/22, with Stravinsky, Schumann and other composers who loved the Spring. WCLV is online at WCLV.com.
SUN 3/20
Writers & Readers: Robert Olmstead Consider yourself a literary aficionado? Then don’t miss Robert Olmstead @ Cle Public Library on Sun 3/20. He’ll sign copies, answer Qs & chat about his books Coal Black Horse, Far Bright Star, The Elements of the Writing Craft & others.
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MON 3/21
Dinner in the Dark Join Cle chefs & food lovers for a six course dinner. But here’s the catch: you won’t know what’s on the menu or who’s doing the cooking until you show up. Needless to say, picky eaters need not apply. Next dinner is Mon 3/21 @ Bistro on Lincoln Park.
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TUE 3/22
24 Hours of Water Help the Sustainable Cleveland 2019 Water group plan, create & install its large water installation @ Tower City for World Water Day 2011 & CIFF. Plus, sleep over @ Tower City. Lend a hand on Tue 3/22 starting at 9AM.
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WED 3/23
YP Cocktail Hour @ MOCA Connect w/ other young professionals over cocktails @ MOCA on Wed 3/23. Learn about MOCA’s upcoming new digs & view their exhibits. Sponsored by MOCA & Cleveland Play House.
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When you see a bus heading toward a group of children you gotta do something. You can’t keep quiet or just stand there and do nothing.
That’s why I find it necessary to speak out against Gov. John Kasich, especially after his dumb down State of the State speech. It was more a Fox News cheer lead than a message Ohioans need to hear. Phony passion in place of thought. Thoughtfulness isn’t in Kasich’s vocabulary. It’s too hard. He doesn’t do hard… Read more from Roldo Bartimole here
Cellar Door Records has done you a favor compiling a one-album-Cleveland-smorgasbord of music, ridden with some of Cleveland’s best. The sixth release from the local record label, Volume III//Believeland features 13 local acts, ranging from the guitar-picking folk of Tom Evanchuck to the indie pop of The Modern Electric.
To put it simply, this is a very eclectic compilation, and you will not be disappointed in what Cleveland is doing in music. Volume III//Believeland will be released Fri 3/18 at the Grog Shop… Read more from Laurie Wanninger here
A new Florida rule stops felons from voting long after they’ve served their time. Is it tough-on-crime posturing — or a way to keep Obama from winning the state in 2012?
The United States has the highest incarceration rate in the world, with one out of every 32 Americans locked up or on probation or parole at any given time. But some lawmakers think that’s not quite harsh enough…
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Beck Center Under Attack Again Not sure the protesters achieved their goal (unless the REAL goal of their shenanigans is to make a lot of noise and raise money for their “cause;” the controversy created the best advance ticket sales and fastest sell-out of a production which Beck has experienced in years…
Read the comment from John Polk here
To Salvage Unions, Workers Should Mimic Religious Right What Mr. Durstin says is true. Despite people poo-pooing the term ‘class warfare’ that is exactly what is going on. As Sarah Palin might say ‘don’t retreat, reload.’ We, the working class have had our voice shrunk for decades by a well organized right wing. We don’t have their money (which is the main reason the right is so successful…
Read the comment from Hank Wait here
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1) Fat Casual BBQ: A labor of hickory smoked love
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3) MANSFIELD: Going Off Message
4) XYZ Tavern: Good Cheer, Cleveland Style
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Our peerless writers: We thank them for their hard work: Roldo Bartimole, Greg Cielec, Mansfield Frazier, Alex Sukhoy, Sarah Valek and Laurie Wanninger. And lastly, though certainly not least, thanks to our readers and everyone who partners with us. Want to volunteer and contribute your writing to Cool Cleveland? Send your reviews, articles, or story ideas to: Events@CoolCleveland.com.
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–Thomas Mulready
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